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What is the Simple Studio?
Updated onArticleSimple Studio is an automated, self-serve video studio located in the Social Work building (Room 115), that is available to all University of Utah faculty and staff. You can easily create video content with a few clicks of a button. From introductions to lectures and PowerPoint presentations, the recording options are endless.
Classroom Technology & Equipment Simple Studio Getting Started with Simple Studio
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What are Blueprint Courses?
Updated onArticleBlueprint Courses makes it easy for administrators or designers to deploy, update, and maintain course design templates or components across any number of courses or instructors. For an individual institution, Blueprint Courses allows Canvas admins to create content and learning objects, lock specific settings or content items, and push updates to all associated courses through course syncing items that are not locked can be managed individually by a course instructor. Content that can be managed by an instructor is not overwritten when the Blueprint Course is synced to associated courses, and new content created in any associated course is also not affected. Listed below are links to numerous guides about account course management for Blueprint Courses and what the latest feature updates include. For more information, visit the links below.
Educational Technology Canvas LMS Blueprint Courses
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How do I set up a Blueprint course?
Updated onArticleBlueprint Courses makes it easy for administrators or designers to deploy, update, and maintain course design templates or components across any number of courses or instructors. For an individual institution, Blueprint Courses allows Canvas admins to create content and learning objects, lock specific settings or content items, and push updates to all associated courses through course syncing.
Any items that are not locked can be managed individually by a course instructor. Content that can be managed by an instructor is not overwritten when the Blueprint Course is synced to associated courses, and new content created in any associated course is also not affected.
View this helpful Blueprint Overview Video by Canvas
Listed below are links to numerous guides about Course Setup for Blueprint Courses and what the latest feature updates include.
Educational Technology Canvas LMS Blueprint Courses
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How do I create a Canvas Test Course?
Updated onArticleA test course is a Canvas course that you can use to experiment with features, try out content and delivery methods, use to train other faculty or department personnel, or use as a template course. Students are not enrolled by default, but you can add users and create course content.
When you create a test course in CIS it gives you a Canvas course shell not tied to any specific class. You can move your test course to a more permanent location by contacting [email protected]. To create a test course make sure you are on a Campus network or VPN and follow these steps:
Educational Technology Canvas LMS Canvas Basics
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Feedback Fruits
Updated onArticleFeedbackFruits is an integrated LMS tool suite to create and scale engaging learning experiences. Included are tools for assessment, feedback, social annotation, polling, engagement and interaction.
Educational Technology Canvas LMS Other Integrated Apps Not Supported by the University
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Penji
Updated onArticlePenji was designed from the ground up for tutoring centers. Enjoy an unmatched combination of intuitive design, time-saving features, and advanced reporting.
Educational Technology Canvas LMS University Supported Integrated Apps
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Leganto
Updated onArticleLeganto, known as Course Materials in Canvas, is a robust, integrated solution for creating, maintaining and sharing interactive course resource lists, Leganto optimizes the use of library collections, reduces the administrative burden on faculty, and makes higher education a lot more affordable.
Educational Technology Canvas LMS University Supported Integrated Apps
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How do I create my University of Utah Zoom account?
Updated onArticleZoom is an approved University of Utah web conferencing tool. It can be used for meetings, class video-conferencing, recording audio and screen capturing, conducting office hours, and much more! University Zoom accounts are available centrally to all University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
If you need additional functionality, such as Zoom webinars, large meetings (over 300 participants), etc., Digital Learning Technologies has a pool of these licenses available. These are available free of charge for temporary checkout for occasional events. Requests for a checkout license can be submitted through the Zoom Webinar License Checkout Request Form on our website.
If you need to have a dedicated webinar or large meeting license assigned to your account, these are available for purchase through the University of Utah's Office of Software Licensing website.
Educational Technology Zoom Getting Started with Zoom
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Learning Spaces Contacts FY 2025 (Spring 2024)
Updated onArticle- Jon Thomas ([email protected]) - Head of Task Force
- Adam Stewart ([email protected]) - Member of Task Force
- Scott Allen ([email protected]) - Member of Task Force
- Matt Irsik ([email protected]) - Member of Task Force
- Stacey Wood ([email protected]) - Member of Task Force
- Robert White ([email protected]) - Member of Task Force
Department Policies Digital Learning AV & Technology Services Learning Spaces
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WebWork
Updated onArticleThis integrated app is classified as not supported by the University of Utah or any university support staff. Use and support of this app is at the discretion of the individual faculty and/or department implementing it. Digital Learning Technologies support staff are not trained and do not have any particular expertise with this tool.
Educational Technology Canvas LMS Other Integrated Apps Not Supported by the University